Otto wilhelmi



(No Model.)

Patented July 6, 1897.

O. WILHELMI. ROCKET.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OTTO VILHELMI, OF DUSSELDORF, GERMANY.

ROCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 585,805, dated July 6,1897'. Application filed $eptember 21, 1896. Serial No. 606,458. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Orro WILHELMI, a subject of the German Emperor,residing at Dusseldorf, Germany, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Rockets, with description as follows.

This invention relates to a rocket provided with a charge of circularsor other advertisin g matter, which is released When the rocket isexploded and which in descending is thus distributed over a large area.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a stick-rocketprovided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing therocket after having been ignited; and Fig. 3 is a cross-section on lineA B, Fig. 1.

The letter a represents the case of a stick rocket, around which iscoiled a roll of circulars r in such a manner that it cannot be reachedby the flame escaping from below. These circulars are held in place bymeans of a fuse b, that projects out of the head or pot of the rocket.The fuse may be bodily coiled around the roll of circulars or it may beattached to a confining-string c, which is coiled directly around suchroll, as shown.

hen the rocket is exploded or after it has been partly consumed, thefuse Z) will become ignited to release the circulars, which thusscattered over a large area.

In order to weight or counterbalance the stick d at its lower end andthus cause the rocket to ascend properly, a second roll 1' of circularsmay be coiled around the stick below the case a. This roll is attachedto the rocket by means of the same string 0 that holds the roll 4', andthus both rolls are nearly simultaneously released.

\Vhat I claim is- 1. A rocket provided with a case, a roll of circularscoiled around the same, and afuse or fuse-string coiled directly aroundthe roll of circulars and adapted to release the same upon ignition,substantially as specified.

2. A rocket provided with a case, a roll of circulars coiled around thesame, a second roll coiled around the stick, and a fuse or fusestringcoiled directly around the rolls and adapted to release the same uponignition, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

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OTTO WILIIELMI. \Vitnesses:

WILLIAM ESSENWEIN, ERNEST ANDRE.

